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Where else can I receive Independent Advocacy?

AdvoCard

AdvoCard provide independent individual and collective advocacy for people who use, or have used, mental health services in Edinburgh. AdvoCard have just started a new project providing advocacy services in Edinburgh prison.

EARS Advocacy Service provide independent individual and collective (group) advocacy to older people – in West Lothian, East Lothian and Midlothian; adults (16+) with physical disabilities and/or acquired brain injury in – West Lothian and Midlothian. EARS have also just started a new project working with people of any age who have survived a stroke – this is a Lothianwide service.

Partners in Advocacy provide independent individual advocacy for adults with learning disabilities in Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian. They also provide independent individual advocacy for older people and adults with physical disabilities in Edinburgh.

Edspace, Midspace & Eastspace are mental health and well-being information services for people living in Edinburgh, Midlothian & East Lothian. The sites enable people to find appropriate services, find ways to maintain mental health and well-being, and find out about news and events.

chooselife Choose Life is a national strategy and action plan to prevent suicide in Scotland. The Choose Life website is an information and education resource.

see me ‘See Me’ is Scotland’s national campaign to end the stigma and discrimination of mental ill-health.

Mental Health Foundation This is a national (UK) website. It has been designed to provide information about the work of the Mental Health Foundation and about mental health issues. It has also been designed to act as a gateway to some of the other resources on mental health, both here in the UK and overseas.

The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland is an independent organisation working to safeguard the rights and welfare of everyone with a mental illness, learning disability or other mental disorder. The website provides information, advice and guidance to help make sure people being treated under the law get effective care and treatment.

East Lothian Council: Worried about welfare reform? Rent arrears, changes to benefits, debt getting you down? We can help. For further information and to watch our mini-soaps (‘Debt Crisis’, ‘Fear of the Future’, ‘Downsizing’ and ‘Rent Arrears’ visit our You Tube channel.